Presented by

La Cinémathèque française

San Francisco Silent Film Festival

Flicker Alley

The silent film version of Sherlock

Holmes starring William Gillette has been found at the

Cinémathèque française! Long

considered lost since its first

release, the Gillette film is a vital

missing link in the history of

Holmes on screen. Directed by

Arthur Berthelet and produced

by Essanay Studios in 1916, it

was discovered just last year.

By the time the film was made,

Gillette had been established as

the world’s foremost interpreter

of Holmes on stage, receiving

accolades from even Sir Arthur

Conan Doyle himself.

The newly found Essanay

production is not only Gillette’s

sole surviving appearance as

Holmes. Sherlock Holmes is also the only film Gillette ever made,

a unique opportunity to view

the work of a major American

actor in the legendary role that

he wrote for himself.

SHERLOCK HOLMES:

100-Years-Lost Film is Found

New Digital Restoration

Available to Screen June 2015

In 2014, a nitrate dupe negative of Sherlock Holmes was found in the vaults of the Cinémathèque française. Originally

assembled for French distribution, plans for digital restoration

from this source material with English intertitles immediately

followed. The American premiere will take place at the San

Francisco Silent Film Festival in May 2015.

Beginning June 2015, the highly-anticipated Sherlock Holmes

restoration will be available for theatrical screenings on:

DCP 35mm Film Blu-ray Disc

Film restorer Robert Byrne says, “It’s an amazing privilege to work

with these reels that have been lost for generations. William

Gillette’s Sherlock Holmes has ranked among the holy grails of lost film and my first glimpse of the footage confirms Gillette’s

magnetism. Audiences are going to be blown away when they

see the original Sherlock Holmes on screen for the first time.”

Technical Specifications

English or

French

Intertitles

Run Time:

1 hr 56 min

Original Score

Composed &

Performed By:

Neil Brand

Guenter Buchwald

Frank Bockius

Bonus Features:

Available to Screen on Blu-ray

The following bonus features are available on the

Sherlock Holmes Blu-ray:

• Two brand-new HD transfers from the Fox Movietone

collection courtesy of the University of South Carolina

• Interview with Arthur Conan Doyle (1928, 11 minutes,

sound)

• Outtakes from broadcast with William Gillette showing

off his amateur railroad (1930, 6 minutes, sound)

Venues can choose from 5

projection options:

1. DCP / English edition /

with recorded score

2. DCP / French edition /

with recorded score

3. 35mm / English edition/

silent

4. Blu-ray / English edition /

with recorded score

5. Blu-ray / French edition /

with recorded score

Projection Options

Contact

Flicker Alley at

info@flickeralley.com

or (323) 851-1905.

Please include the

following information in

your message:

• Organization

• Screening Dates

• Cost of Admission • Expected Number of

Attendees

• Non-profit Status

• Preferred Rental

Format (DCP, 35mm, or

Blu-ray)

Bookings begin June 15,

2015. Schedule today!

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